Instant Reader Report
on Big Blue & Dive Provo / Allegro in
Turks and Caicos / Provo on
2003/08
by
Kris Cummings , IN, USA
Report Number 030904162145944

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 I have been to Cozumel 5 times, Hawaii; Oahu 5 times & The Big Island
and worked for Jack's Dive Locker for a few months, Grand Cayman 3 times,
a Black Beards Liveaboard, Bahamas 3 times, 
Key Largo, Turks and Caicos.  

Dive Conditions

Each diver must have a dive computer.
Try to stay above 100'
Be on the boat with 500psi  

My dives with Dive Provo were geared for photographers.
I still take photo's using film and heavy high output Ikelite strobes.
My equipment takes up a lot more room than these new compact digital
beauties. My video equipment takes up less room so I switched to shooting
video for the remainder of the trip to allow more room for the other
photographers.
Diving with Big Blue I had all the room I wanted for my equipment.    

Overall Rating

I went on this trip with a dive group of about 130 people.
We were all lined up to dive ahead of time with a specific group on
specific boats with Dive Provo. The boats were plenty big enough to
accommodate 20 divers but not 20 camera systems.
I also went to Provo to complete my semi-closed Rebreather certification.
I lined this up through O2 Technical with my instructor being John Garvin.
The Dive operation that O2 technical uses is Big Blue. I purchased my own
Drager Dolphin Rebreather and took it with me to get certified with John
Garvin. I then started using the Rebreather to enhance my photographs and
video.
I started getting greatly improved videos immediately. An example was
being face to face, within inches of each other a 6 foot Caribbean Reef
Shark.
Big Blue and O2 Technical are some of the best people in the dive business
I have dealt with during my 18 years of diving.

The Allegro Resort was fine, I highly recommend getting reservations at
either of the 2 onsite restaurants as the restaurants are superior to the
buffet. The pool is first class, with water volley ball being the sport
after a long morning of diving.
Diver's have time for breakfast prior to diving and will return in time to
still have a leisurely lunch before the buffet is taken down to begin
preparing for dinner.  

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